Mordecai Schornstein

Rabbi Dr.
Mordecai Schornstein
מרדכי שורנשטיין
TitleChief Rabbi of Denmark
Personal life
Born(1869-02-06)6 February 1869
Tachov, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died18 October 1949(1949-10-18) (aged 80)
Israel
Religious life
ReligionJudaism
OtherFounder of the Tel Aviv zoo

Rabbi Dr. Mordecai Schornstein (Hebrew: מרדכי שורנשטיין; 6 February 1869 – 18 October 1949) was the Chief Rabbi of Denmark, an animal lover and the founder of the Tel Aviv zoo.

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